Minister's name used to defraud

JAKARTA (JP): City police investigators will soon summon the executive of a private firm believed to have cheated a local entrepreneur.

Mohammad A. Tabrani, the executive, introduced himself to Nova, the entrepreneur, as a son-in-law of Coordinating Minister of Politics and Security Affairs Soesilo Soedarman.

Minister Soesilo, through his spokesman, Col. Maman Sulaiman, informed City Police Force spokesman Lt. Col. Bambang Haryoko yesterday that he wants police investigators to thoroughly investigate the suspect.

Maman also said that Tabrani has no relationship to the minister at all.

Tabrani, president director of PT W.H., will be questioned concerning charges that he is holding land documents belonging to Nova. She decided to hand over the certificates to him when he promised to help her get a Rp 100 million (US$44,700) loan from a private bank.

Nova said in her complaint to the police that she trusted Tabrani after he explained that he was Minister Soesilo's son-in- law.

"We'll process the case as soon as possible," the police spokesman said. (bsr)